Saw-tooth-centering indicator.



A. E. WHITE.

SAW TOOTH CENTERING INDICATOR. APPLICATION FILED 0CT.5. 1914.

1 1 5 21, 996 Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

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Be it known that I, ALBERT VVHrrma citizen of the United States, resident of Eau Claire, county of Eau Claire, State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and use-- ful Im1: rovements in Saw-ToothCentering Indicators, of which the following is a specification. p V J When a toothof a saw 'usedffor sawing lumber becomes'oifset or bent out of alinement with the saw blade, it will groove the surface of the lumber, making it rough, uneven, and'less salable, and requiring more power to operate the saw.

The object of my invention 18120 provide an extremely simple device by means of which any slight variation ofsawtooth from its proper alinement with thesaw" blade will be positively and accurately in dicated when the device is moved over the saw.

A further object is to provide an indicator which can be easily and quickly applied to the saw.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed descrip tion.

My invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations, all as here inafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side view of a portion of a saw blade, show ing my invention, illustrated in longitudinal section, applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a top view of the same, Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line xw of Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a top view, with a portion of the frame of the indicator broken away to illustrate the forked lever with which the teeth of the saw are engaged.

In the drawing, 2 represents the frame, of suitable material, preferably aluminum, provided on one side with flanges 3 and 4 to be grasped by the fingers for moving the device back and forth on the saw blade. A series of centering screws 5 are preferably mounted in the frame 2 and adapted to bear on one side of the saw blade to center the device with respect to the teeth of the saw.

6 is a plate, secured by suitable means to the top of the frame and provided witha depending spring arm 7 that is adapted to bear on the opposite side of the saw blade Specification of Letters Patent.

from the flame 2, with suflicient pressure to hold the centering device in position on the'blade, allowing it,*however, to be removed entirely or pushed back and forth over the teeth of the saw. A lever 8 is piv-' Patented Sept. 7,1915. 1 Application filed October 5, 1914. Serial No. 865,045. 7

oted at 9 near one end on theplate 6 and iii the short armof said lever is downwardly turned through an opening 10 in thefplate 6,-adjacent to said pivotyand' is provided with arinsll having av-shaped recess1j2 between them. The long a'rmof the lever 8 eirtends over the platefiibeneath a guide 13' and has a loose connection by means of a pinl l'and a slot 15 with the short arrm of an indicator 16 thatis pivoted at'l'l', preferably of the indie cator lfiextends over the lever8 to a point beyond its pivot and is free towoscillate on the guide 13. The long arm over a graduated plate 18 that is preferably arranged above the forked end of the lever 8 and adjacent thereto. A spring 19 normally tends to hold the indicator in the center of the graduated plate and in alinement with the forked lever. The apex of the V-shaped recess in, the lever 8 is in alinement with'the center of the graduations and with the indicator hand in its normal position. This recess is sufliciently wide to receive the point of the saw teeth as the device is moved over the blade and when a tooth contacts with the wall of the recess the lever will be rocked if the tooth happens to be out of center or alinement with the face of the saw blade, and the rocking of the lever will be transmitted to the indicator through the pivotal connections and the travel of the point of the indicator will be multiplied to such a degree that its movement will be plainly visible on the scale and the operator will know that the tooth on which the device is placed is out of alinement with the saw blade and needs attention. By multiplying the movement of the lever the operators attention will instantly be called to a-very slight deflection or bend in the saw tooth. The device may be moved rapidly over the saw from tooth to tooth and as soon as a bent tooth is discovered it can be straightened and the teeth easily and quickly alined.

In various ways the details of construction herein shown and described may be modified and still be within the scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A saw tooth centering device comprising a suitable plate adapted for movement back and forth over the blade of a saw, a

lever pivoted on said plate and having: one

having a V-shaped recess therein adapted to 7 receive the point of a saw tooth, the contact of the tooth with: the edges of said recess alining the lever With theplane of the tooth,

and means for indicating the degree of movement of the lever when the. point of the tooth is out of the planeiofthe base thereof. 4. A device for indicating the lateral olfset or deflection of a saw tooth, comprising a support adapted to be placed on a saw, a member pivoted on said support and having a'V-shaped recess to receive the point of a tooth, the engagement of the edge of the recess With the tooth point oscillating said member if the tooth point is offset from the plane of the tooth, and means for indicating the movement of said member and the lateral deflection of the tooth point.

5. A saw tooth centeringdevice comprising a support adapted to beplaced on a saw, v

a lever pivoted in said support and having means adapted to receive the point of a saw tooth for alining the lever With the plane of the tooth, and anindicator pivotally connected With said lever.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set myhand this 1st day of October, 1914.

ALBERT E. WHITE.

Witnesses:

PAULINE ANDERSEN, H. A. WHITE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for-five, cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

